Deer Corn?

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Well I am from the South and needless to say hunting is huge down here. I have a pot still and one of my friends suggested I run a wash with the left over deer corn. I'm sure this corn is safe for human consumption. Would it be possible to produce some decent corn likker with this corn?
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The short answer is, "Yes"...
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Sorry. I did search deer corn but I really didnt get the "yes" I wanted out of it. Dont shoot the noob! :oops:
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What I understand from reading is that the difference between deer corn and feed corn is that the dear corn is cleaner than the feed corn.
Supposedly it is just kernals, without any pieces of cob or other debris...
Should'nt have a problem using it...

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Yes it's shelled deer corn. I guess we'll make a run with it and see what comes of it. Thanks!
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May I suggest looking at the UJSSM recipe. It would work good with that corn you have. While you are there you mite as well look through the rest of the tried and true recipes.
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That's the recipe we looked at and that's when a friend suggested deer corn. We really have loads of this stuff and the season goes out at the end of the month here. So it looks like we'll go out with a bang this season!
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yea you should be fine. is there a tractor supply round your neck of the woods? i get 50 lbs cracked corn for 11 bucks there. just fer future reference :thumbup:
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OldSchool87 wrote:Yes it's shelled deer corn. I guess we'll make a run with it and see what comes of it. Thanks!
If you shelled it there's a good chance it was air dried .Might want to check out if it will sprout .Could have some nice malt able corn .
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I was going to get the Tractor Supply cracked corn too. However, it has a preservative listed on the tag. Does this make it unsuitable for use in making corn whiskey?
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HillbillyTom wrote:I was going to get the Tractor Supply cracked corn too. However, it has a preservative listed on the tag. Does this make it unsuitable for use in making corn whiskey?
i got some ujssm fermenting now and its fermenting just fine, so we'll see how it turns out
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Cool, look forward to hearing how it turns out.
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HillbillyTom wrote:I was going to get the Tractor Supply cracked corn too. However, it has a preservative listed on the tag. Does this make it unsuitable for use in making corn whiskey?
I have some of the craacked corn from Tractor Supply and it made some good stuff. It was actually a cleaner batch than what i got from the feed store. No bugs and stuff like that.
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Thanks! More good info...I just know I read somewhere that if using stuff like that (animal feed, bird seed, etc.) to make sure it is perishable, implying no preservatives. It's like every other hobby...everyone has their opinion and experimentation is the key. Thanks again, off to Tractor Supply!
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I see this is an old topic but would the Producers Pride Cracked corn from Tractor Supply suffice? Seems like just cracked corn. My fear is any preservatives. I've seen some say its fine, some so no way.
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If you have a grinder, just buy a bag of whole corn $6/7.00 a bag No preservatives
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Frosty36 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2019 7:58 am I see this is an old topic but would the Producers Pride Cracked corn from Tractor Supply suffice? Seems like just cracked corn. My fear is any preservatives. I've seen some say its fine, some so no way.
I use It all the time.
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